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| Russell Dubner |
Russell Dubner, who exited as Edelman's vice chairman in December after a 28-year run at the firm, has joined the Boston Consulting Group as senior partner/global communications officer, a new position at the firm.
At Edelman, he served as NY president, US CEO and chairman of the Edelman Trust Institute. He also was in charge of DJE Holdings’ sector specialist shops and had counseled PwC and Genentech.
Dubner will be in charge of BCG's global positioning and reputational issues and work closely with and report to CEO Christoph Schweizer.
"Russell’s experience and expertise, both with trust and leadership and in running world-class communications, will continue to strengthen our role amongst leaders around the world,” said Schweizer.
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